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School Of Imagination

9801 Dublin Blvd, Dublin, CA 94568 · Alameda County
1 substantiated complaintChild care center (preschool)

School Of Imagination is a licensed child care center in Dublin, CA, licensed for up to 87 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2011. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 4 times and investigated 4 complaints, 1 of them substantiated. The state issued 8 citations, 1 of them Type A (the most serious), most often for caregiver conduct (3 of 8). 1 citation came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is #32 of 34 centers in Dublin and has more citations per inspection than 85% of California licensed centers.

Inspection record

More citations than 85%of 10,948 California licensed centers, per inspection, weighted by severity. Among the most cited
#32 of 34 centers in Dublin
1Type A citations
7Type B citations
4Inspections
1 of 4Complaints substantiated
8 citations from 11 state visits since Feb 8, 2021 · 1 in the last 12 months · last inspected Nov 19, 2024

Every state visit

20222023202420252026INSPECTIONS (top) · REPORTS & INVESTIGATIONS (bottom)Sep 23, 2026 · Report/investigation · citation foundJul 2, 2026 · Report/investigation · no citationNov 19, 2024 · Inspection · no citationApr 18, 2024 · Report/investigation · citation foundMar 27, 2024 · Report/investigation · citation foundDec 13, 2023 · Report/investigation · no citationSep 14, 2023 · Inspection · no citationSep 14, 2023 · Report/investigation · no citationJan 12, 2023 · Report/investigation · no citationSep 22, 2022 · Inspection · citation foundSep 28, 2021 · Inspection · citation found
Citation issuedNo citationTop row: inspections · bottom row: complaint investigations and other visits

What inspectors cited most

Caregiver conduct3
Health & medication3
Training & qualifications1
Background checks1

Citations, newest first

Type BSep 23, 2026Case management visit (incident)Caregiver conduct
Personal rights §101223(a)(1)
Based on the interviews, and record reviews, the Licensee did not comply with the section cited above, which poses a potential risk to the health, safety, and personal rights of the children in care.
Plan of correction due Oct 2, 2026
Type BApr 18, 2024Case management visit (incident)Caregiver conduct
Personal rights §101223(a)(3)
Based on observations, interviews, and record reviews, the facility did not comply with the section cited above. S1 withheld food from the C1, resulting in a violation of his/her personal rights, which poses a potential risk to the health, safety, and personal rights of the children in care.
Plan of correction due Apr 26, 2024
Type BMar 27, 2024Complaint investigationTraining & qualifications
Teacher qualifications and duties §101216.1(b)(1)
Based on observations, interviews, and record reviews, the Licensee did not comply with the section cited above. The RBTs who do not have teacher qualifications are left alone in the classrooms which poses a potential risk to the health, safety, and personal rights of the children in care.
Plan of correction due Apr 2, 2024
Type BMar 27, 2024Complaint investigationCaregiver conduct
Personal rights §101223(a)(1)
Based on observations, interviews, and record reviews, the Licensee did not comply with the section cited above. The facility is aware of incidents where the child(ren) were disciplined, roughly, violating the children's personal rights.
Plan of correction due Apr 2, 2024
Type BSep 22, 2022InspectionHealth & medication
Health-related services §101226(e)(2)
Based on observation,record review the licensee did not comply with the section cited above.C1, C2, C3 and C4's epipens/medications were found to be expired, which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to children in care.
Plan of correction due Sep 26, 2022
Type ASep 28, 2021InspectionBackground checks
Criminal record clearance §101170(e)(1)
Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above which poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Oct 31, 2021
Type BSep 28, 2021InspectionHealth & medication
Health-related services §101226(e)(3)(B)
Based on observation, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Oct 5, 2021
Type BSep 28, 2021InspectionHealth & medication
Health-related services §101226(e)(4)(B)
Based on observation the licensee did not comply with the section cited above which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Oct 5, 2021

Complaint investigations

Not substantiatedJul 2, 2026Complaint investigationreceived Jun 18, 2026
The state did not substantiate this complaint, so its allegations are not shown.
SubstantiatedMar 27, 2024Complaint investigationreceived Jan 31, 2024
Substantiated allegation:
-Facility staff are not qualified.
2 citations issued during this investigation, listed under Citations.
Not substantiatedDec 13, 2023Complaint investigationreceived Oct 2, 2023
The state did not substantiate this complaint, so its allegations are not shown.
Not substantiatedJan 12, 2023Complaint investigationreceived Oct 25, 2022
The state did not substantiate this complaint, so its allegations are not shown.

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About this center

Licensed capacity87 children
License typeChild care center (preschool)
License statusLicensed
Licensed sinceOct 12, 2011
LicenseeSchool Of Imagination
AdministratorCharlene Sigman
Phone(925) 829-9552
State facility #013420914

Common questions

Does School Of Imagination take infants?

Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.

Has School Of Imagination had any serious violations?

California issued 1 Type A citation since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on Sep 28, 2021, for criminal record clearance. Each citation is listed in full above.

Have there been complaints about School Of Imagination?

California investigated 4 complaints since 2021 and substantiated 1. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.

How does School Of Imagination compare with other daycares in Dublin?

It is #32 of 34 centers in Dublin by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 85% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.

When was School Of Imagination last inspected?

Nov 19, 2024. No citations were issued during that visit.

How much does School Of Imagination cost?

California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask School Of Imagination for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Alameda County, which includes Dublin, was $1,547 a month for preschoolers (about $1,950 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.

Who runs School Of Imagination?

The licensee is School Of Imagination, and the administrator listed with the state is Charlene Sigman.

Licensed centers nearby

Citations are quoted from California Department of Social Services inspection and complaint reports. Type A citations are the state’s most serious category (an immediate risk to children’s health, safety or personal rights); Type B citations are a potential risk. A citation is a finding about one rule, not a judgment about a center overall. Complaint allegations appear here only when the state substantiated them.

To read the full state reports, search facility number 013420914 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.

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